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Judges 20 the israelites punish the benjamites bible. In judges 19, we started with one woman raped and murdered. Judges 20 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Study judges 20 using wesleys explanatory notes to better understand scripture with full. So all the children of israel came out, from dan to beersheba, as well as from the land of gilead, and the congregation gathered together as one man before the lord at mizpah. Judges chapter 20 summary part 1 bible study ministry. They gathered 400,000 footmen ready with the sword. It simply attempts to understand what the bible actually says. Certainly it places the other numbers in the chapter in a reasonable context. Study the bible online using commentary on judges 20 and more. Judges 20 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. The holy bible judges chapter 20 king james version.

All of israel except the benjamites gathers to discuss this horrific affair. They demand that the tribe of benjamin give up the guilty men in gibeah, but benjamin refuses. Judges 20 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. Judges 20 niv the israelites punish the benjamites bible gateway. The book of judges, chapter 20 offers free online access to study passages and verses contained in the holy scriptures of the douay rheims version of the catholic. The entire community assembled in the presence of the lord at mizpah. They gathered together to see what justice can be done.

The book of judges, which means rescuers covers a period of time from the death of joshua to the birth of samuel, an era often called the dark ages of hebrew history covering an. The book of judges, chapter 20 offers free online access to study passages and verses contained in the holy scriptures of the douay rheims version of the catholic bible. Judges 20 kjv then all the children of israel went bible gateway. Once more, the elders of the people were acting just like the old man of gibeah in judges 19. In order to deal with the problem, they facilitated the rape of 200 more women. But between the benjamites that attacked them in the front with incredible fury, and the men of gibeah that sallied out upon their rear, they were put into confusion and lost 22,000 men, v. The levite husband tells his story, and israel decides to kill the men of gibeah who did the deed. The war against the benjamites, seven hundred lefthanded men chosen, israel defeated in two battles, the defeat of the benjamites. In chapter 19, we reached an alltime low in israels history with the horrible sins of the gibeonites, who were of the tribe of benjamin. Then sang deborah and barak the son of abinoam on that day, saying, judges 5. And the children of benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city.